alleryStart learning →In 'There are two cups on the desk', what is the word 'there'?
APossessive form
BDummy subject
CReflexive pronoun
DRelative pronoun
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Dummy subject
Existential there fills the subject position while the logical subject comes after the verb.
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